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William Lloyd Garrison

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The Resume

    (December 12, 1805-May 24, 1879)
    One of the most radical abolitionists in America
    Editor of ‘The Liberator,’ an anti-slavery newspaper
    Co-founder of the American Anti-Slavery Society

Why he might be annoying:

    He publicly burned the Constitution on several occasions, believing it to be a racist document.
    His cranky demeanor alienated many other abolitionists, including Frederick Douglass.
    He attacked Abraham Lincoln, saying he had ‘not a drop of anti-slavery blood in his veins.’
    He said that the North should immediately secede from the South if all slaves were not freed.
    Despite his endorsement of peaceful protest, he regarded John Brown as a hero.
    Thinking slavery was too embedded in the system, he called upon all abolitionists to never vote.
    He joined strange spiritualist circles to try and talk to his dead wife.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He worked himself out of poverty.
    He was one of the most prominent abolitionists of his time, demanding total and immediate emancipation.
    He was fined, imprisoned, and nearly lynched during his crusade.
    After the Civil War, he became involved with the women’s suffrage movement.
    He dedicated his entire life towards the campaigning for equal rights and freedom.
    He said: 'My country is the world; my countrymen are all mankind.'

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Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 5 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 13 Votes: 38.46% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 5 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 7 Votes: 28.57% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 38 Votes: 42.11% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 279 Votes: 45.88% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 14 Votes: 64.29% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 17 Votes: 47.06% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 15 Votes: 53.33% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 19 Votes: 47.37% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 44 Votes: 59.09% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 25 Votes: 56.00% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 25 Votes: 36.00% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 55 Votes: 54.55% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 131 Votes: 46.56% Annoying